Welcome to Harris ...

Harris is located in Sullivan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harris, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Harris is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Harris lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The ZIP code for Harris: 12742<3>

Communities Also Named Harris ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 49 communities that are also named Harris - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, Arkansas (2), California (2), Colorado (2), Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (3), Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina (2), Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania, Rhode Island (2), Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah, Virginia (2) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Harris.

Communities near Harris ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Harris.

• Monticello
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Monticello is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <4>
• Liberty
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Liberty is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <4>
• Ellenville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenville
  • Ellenville is located in Ulster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellenville <4>
• Wurtsboro
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wurtsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtsboro
  • Wurtsboro is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wurtsboro <4>
• Otisville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otisville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisville
  • Otisville is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otisville <4>
• Woodridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodridge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
  • Woodridge is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodridge <4>
• Bloomingburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingburg
  • Bloomingburg is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomingburg <4>
• Jeffersonville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeffersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
  • Jeffersonville is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersonville <4>
• Mongaup Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mongaup Valley
  • Mongaup Valley is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mongaup Valley <4>
• South Fallsburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fallsburg
  • South Fallsburg is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Fallsburg <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Harris. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Harris.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Harris. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harris.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Harris. See our Newspapers Page for Harris.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harris ...

Looking for more information about Harris? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Harris, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Harris.

Adding Harris to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Harris in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Harris was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Harris post office opened in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harris.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Harris. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sullivan County: www.co.sullivan.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/